Temporary pipe support



'March 18, 1930. J. L. SCHALLER 1,750,819

TEMPORARY PIPE SUPPORT I Filed Jan. 2, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fi .1. Ax \w 2! 1:! 2 lnvenibr.

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TEMPORARY PIPE SUPPORT Filed Jan. 2, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lnvenTon (John L. SchuHcr 1 yfmdu ndtkw Anya.

Patented Mar. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES- I ween JOHN L. SCI-IALLER. OF WELLESLEY, MASfSl-XCHUSETTS TEMPOIRJAIIRY PIPE SUPPORT Application filed January 2, 1929. Serial No. 329,903.

pipe may be supported while it isbeing connected to the fitting or to another length ofpipe. These temporary supports are fre quently wooden hangers which are made on the job or sometimes wire hangersare used for this purpose; In the making of the wooden hangers, for instance, it is necessary to take careful measurements in order that when a wooden hanger is installed, it mayfsupport the pipe at the rightelevation.' Awire, support may, answer for a small pi'pebutfor a larger pipe such as is used in steam-heating systems it is hardly, adequate.

My invention provldes a novel temporary pipe support which can be readily secured to the floor beams and by means of which the pipe to be installed can be supported at any desired elevation. V

In order to give an understanding of the invention I have illustrated in the drawings a selected embodiment thereof whichwill now be described after which the novel features will be pointed out in theappended claims. 1 In the drawings, 1 is a view illustrating my improved temporary pipe support-secured to a wooden floor joist;

V Fig. 2 is a side viewof Fig. 1; j

- Fig. 3 is a view illustrating a different form of machine for the pipe than that shown in,

. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the fittings of the'device; 1 I i Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a clamp adapted to secure the temporary support to a concrete beam;

Fig. 6 is a view 1 illustrating a type of clamp which may be used for clamping the support. to an iron beam; 1

Fig. l is suitable.

. Fig. '7 shows a modification" of the invention. 1 V

. The drawings show theinvention as it will be used for temporarily supporting a pipe which is to be run closeto'the' ceiling of the room and in said Figure l indicate wooden floor beams or floor joists on which a floor 2 of a building is supported. The pipe to be installed is indicated by the dotted line 3 I and it ist-o be placed just belowthe floor joist 1 'at the upper portion of the room below the floor 2.

My improved temporary support comprises a'clamping member 4 adapted to be clamped to one of the floor joists or overhead beams, a suspender '5' detachably secured to the clamp i and suspended therefrom, a bracket or 'fitting 6. adjustably mounted on thesuspender 5 and a supporting arm 7 adjustably' carried by the fitting 6 and'which forms a support for-the pipe 8.

'The; clamping member 4 inlay be con-' structed i'n different ways depending on the character of thebeam to which it is" to be secured. If the building has wooden'floor joists or' beams 1, a clamp such as shown in v This clamp is provided; with the fixed jaw 8 adapted to engage one face of the floor joist 2 and also provided with the clamping j aw 9 adapted to engage the opposite face of said floor joist,v the clamping face 9 being swivelled on the endof a screw ,10 which is screw threaded into the with a handle 12 by which 'it may be operated. The clamping member 4 is provided with a boss 13 having a vertical. opening therethrough to receive the upper end of thesuspender 5. This suspender may conveniently, be a length of piping such as would be found arm '11- of the clamp and which is providedv on the job,although the particular shape of the suspender is not essential to theinvention.

As shown inFig. 1 the boss 13 has the opening 14 into which the upper end of the pipe 5 is received and said opening is internally screwthreaded at its upper end as shown at 15 to receive the screw-threaded end 16 of the pipe 5. :17 indicates asetscrew carried by: the boss 13 and adapted to engage the pipe we adjustedpositiony-j 1 7 Y e "sbe n n islz a us i 'n v r p Y "secured; to each ,eclamp. Thev bracket :fiittiHE B: V is theniapplied I ,t ,'ea0,h; Suspender and, are ,145;

' p g j ist theibracket e t "th right ositionancrset I 4 at'igsubstafitiallyy o f "direction 'l'fz-the v elevationso;that ;it eanbe readily screwe 5, said set screw assistingtohold the su svertically-extending aperture 18 to receive the pipe 5 and arhorizontally-extending aperture 1:9 .throughawhich ;thesupporting arm 7 extends In the construction shown'this 1 bracket member is made withthe irertical cylindrical portion .20 through ,whiclItheap- V erture 18'extends'and thehorizontal cylin- 'drical portion'21 through whieh the aperture 19 extends, these two cylindrical portions be- Y ;.ing integral with, each otherbut" eacho'ffset' s with: relation ;.to; the other.

, a'rm'fY may also'be afl'ength Y of p j Z would befound onQ-the The 'braek it set; screw by :be (locked in i f The supportingarin; has agg-uide V ".pes'ition ingf element 'Tfadjustably ffjrnounted Y thereon'lflnF llandfi .tl'lislelement is in "dictated at 2431' and is .in' theiform" elf-ran Pup 'standing finger, said, element having an ,ap:

el-tllredhub 2l through which. the pipe TeX-1 tends-and: being .fihldin adj ustedj position eu hy a set serewj25: flnithe,constr uctiontshown inifEigs 3 tlie pipeapositioningimeniheris linadicated at25andiijis rov' ftion'i27 adaptedtoreceive I it'ionin'g. ,mefnber;;26 is adjustablyis ecured 1 with, reference to the; positioning;me nher23.

length-of. piping;3''transxrersely to theifioor joists 1; l-I dfat ,a;eertainfdistaneebelow said nged at; the height required for th3E 1plpQ- -3. hi'slis a simplei .to'gdo;as "it iisieasyto v J' thatYtlfe op eni ng="l 9 wi1l extend inn direction rightangles to the-s desired 90 ,anothr length of pi e-yorsomejfitting whieh '1' sialready been s jet n-placej Y Y lllieipositlemng mem er23 i eyhefii d ilkeepathe pipe3; troni1;latera1movement while .Blrig screwed;.tothe-{littingor the other Lon ..3-: anrl,,assnmipg that ;The supporting P ping-su lithe;w Suspender 5 nd i a ig parallelfto and directly under-1a flfioorj joist,

dedgwi th theXporstheg-pipee-fi. The;

thepipeF thersanie'rnanner as :described 3 is supp0rted as above-described; 'Sa'l'jd penderv having the breeketefitti ltheasufxpbitihgmrirr=7 allas bcveeset' itorth Y fizblamp isshownwhich V the arm "7" and thus displace it its true 7 right rline position; The, posit on ng finger 23 prevents'thisand ensures that theypipe will it be retained in jitscorrectposition wh1le'it s "r eingr screwed intoianother-length of pipe. 7

If the pipe 3 which is being'installed is to run in-"a direction parallel to the floor joist 2 thenthe bracket fitting 6 will be turned on the p-ipe-orsuspenderfi into a position at right angles .to vthat shown in- Figs; 1 andflsozthat the supportingarm'jl'l will e xtend lat rightf I *an les to-the.lengtlroftl1eIfiO0 r joist, :0 j 1 onietimes itfis desirable torunjthe pipe3 Y The form of clampshown iniFiglfZfis. special 11y suitable for this Y purpose. TThis/clamp. 1S 7 fsiniilar. ,to the clamp[shown'in Eig "l zexcept Y (that the aperturedboss 1 3 is. situated .near',lthe. I

' itdsfpo's'sible to so adjust-the loracketedand 'the' V .s's p'porting armi7: that the pipe,;3toibesnpf ported will be situated, diretitly underneath :.Cl,a Inp;4i.isse,c ured. I -l t f lThe' constrnctio'nshowli iIiEigrIiis"similar j ltO' that above describedjexeeptthatthe cla'rnp is specially idesignedfforiise -i,co"r in'e c tioi glee With a concrete,,be.a"rn.28l T s L clainp com-V 7 s'e t osm br rsa z s n 3 i e tries $h i j We; 31'. end sz; respectively." 1",These twofinerhbers 29 "and 3.0;are connected :two clamping,

a rod 331which extends ithroughanopenin'g J i eachlmemherl Said rod"33, isprovide d at lone endiwi tha nut,34iwhich bearsagainst the T end of the member 30 anduthegmembehQQ zis v lslidably nountedionthe rod gandsis held in adjusted. POSitiOnby means of a setfscrew tile zwhich is ride-presto enter any one of. arplural-r Y --s 'm r her:30;wh c mamr b lampedm it 'jrodf33-b'j a set' screw-3'7,- carries theiadjustfable clamping Qember32whieh is swiV11-e d;- 1-15 H to the, end 1 of the so The clainping jawfil' p I 7 set screw 39 which. has a pointed end andis threaeedstemss.

adapted to wbef-fo'rce'd intoithe con'ci te 28 1 c ampnin 5129 s thereby to more" 'securely hol'd the V place. f The i'neriiberQS) foftlie ela inpffis 'Vided withgthe'boss 4:0 in which the-suspehfderi,

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I p is, "1 Hip-'acomprisesiithe iwo f clamping membersfimndez lii-each shapedito embrace the lower flanges 44 of the eye beam, said members being clamped together by end of the suspender 5 is secured.

In the construction illustrated and described the pipe-supporting arm 7 extends.

both sides of the suspender as clearly seen in Fig. 2 so that it is possible to support a pipe on either side of the suspender. Furthermore, this pipe-supporting arm isadjustable horizontally in the direction of its length and can thus be easily placed in the necessary pOS1- tion to properly support the pipe 3.

It will be noted that the clamp 4 is provided with two ears 53 (see Fig. 2) which underlie the overhead support 1. These ears are to provide the clamp with an extended bearing on the under face of the support so as to hold the clamp more rigidly in position.

The connection between the suspender 5 v. and the clamp 41s a rigid one and tlns factin connection with the ears 53 bearing on the under side of the overhead support serves tov maintain the suspender in acorrect vertical position even when the pipe 3- is supported on the arm 7 at a distance from the suspender. The ears 53 prevent the clamp from swinging out of true vertical position and the rigid connection between the suspender and the clamp maintains said suspender in vertical position.

While I have illustrated some selected embodiments of my invention I do not wish to be limited to the constructional features shown.

The device embodying my invention can be installed in correct position to support properly the pipe 3 regardless of the direction in which the pipe 3 is to be run and when a length of pipe 3 is supported on a properly adjusted support it will be correctly and accurately positioned for being screwed into a fitting or other length'of pipe which has already been installed.

If the pipe 3' is a long length of pipe so that it is desirable to use more than one pipe support then the necessary number of pipe supports may be attached to the overhead beams and the bracket arms 6 correctly positioned on the suspenders 5, the supporting arms 7 being removed. The length of pipe 3 may then be lifted up into position and the arms 7 inserted into the fittings 6 underneath the pipe 3 and when this is done said pipe will be properly adjusted. This plan of operation avoids the necessity of drawing a long length of pipe through temporary hangers as it is necessary to do where wooden hangers are used.

While I have described the invention as a temporary pipe support yet it may be equally well used for supporting other articles while quickly being installed, such for or iron beams, etc.

Icla-im: x f 1. A temporary-pipe support-for use in instance, as timbers running a lengthot pip'e, said support comprising a clamping member adapted to be clamped to an overhead support, a suspender detachably but rigidly secured to the clamping member anddepe nding therefrom, a bracket fittingadjustable on said suspender,

fa pipe-supporting arm-carriedbythe fitting and adjustable horizontally relative thereto,

and a pipapositi'oning element adj ustably secured on said arm. j

2. A. temporary pipe support for use in running a length of pipe comprising a clamping member adapted to be clamped to an overhead support, said clamping memberhaving an apertured boss provided with interior screw threads, a suspender having its upper end inserted inand fitting said aperture and provided with screw threads to engage tho'se of, the boss whereby the suspender is rigidly connected to the boss, a bracket member adjustably secured to said suspender and adapted to be adjusted vertically on said suspender and alsoturned into difierent positions about the suspender, ahorizontal pipe-supporting arm carried by said bracket and adjustable in. the direction of its length, and a pipe-posi tioning element adjustably carried said arm.

3 Afltemporary pipe support for use in running a. length ofpipe, said support comprising a clamping, member-adapted to'be clamped to an. overhead support,;'atubular suspender detachablysecured to anddepending from the clamping member, a-ii'ttingadjustableon said suspender and"having two:

cylindrical portions integral with but. arranged atright angles to each other, and offset from each other, thesuspender'extending through'one of said cylindricalportions, a tubular supporting arm extending through the other cylindrical portion and adjustable therein, and a pipe-positioning element ad-' justably secured to said supporting arm.

4. A. temporary pipe support'for use in running a length of pipe, said support comprising a clamping member adapted to be clamped to an overhead support, a suspender detaehably but rigidly secured to said clamping member and depending therefrom, a onepiece fitting adjustable on said suspender and provided with two openings extending at right angles to each other and through one of which the suspender passes, said fitting be ing vertically adjustable on the suspender,

means for locking the fitting in adjusted poa pipe-supporting arm extending sition, I through the other opening of the fitting, and a pipe-supporting element adjustably secured to said supporting arm.. 1

5. A temporary p1 running a length of pipe, said support compe support for use in' 

